On Monday night, the public will have the opportunity to make their voices heard about a proposed rate hike on solid waste collection in Jacksonville.
In February, Action News Jax told you that the Solid Waste Fee Bill passed 12-7 in the City Council in the first step of a two-step process.
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Councilman Matt Carlucci is the sponsor of the bill. He said the current fee isn’t covering the costs of garbage service.
“This fee will get us back where we need to be,” Carlucci said. “And if we continue to raise it in increments now, that would be smaller, that keeps up with the actual cost of the service, that certainly will keep us from having to make such a big jump in the rate.”…